Alex Morgan talks to reporters after the U.S. National Team downed Australia on Wednesday. And that’s Pia Sundhage with the excellent photobomb. More photos (Nick Groke, The Denver Post)

Pia Sundhage on Wednesday — after the U.S. Women’s National team torched a game Australia side for a 6-2 victory — told a story about how, in the small Swedish town where she grew up, girls were just not supposed to play sports.

COMMERCE CITY – All I can say is, my ears are still ringin’. The sold out crowd at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park tonight Screammmed all….night for their heroes, the U.S. women’s national soccer team, in their 6-2 victory over Australia.

I was just blown away by the intensity of the screams from the thousands of young girls for their favorite players. Alex Morgan is a SUPER STAR. She was unBELIEVABLE tonight, with two goals and two assists. She almost got the hat trick with a brilliant left-footed bender from center half, but it hit the left post.

Anyway, I have some video of some of the players. Problem is, I’m not sure much can be heard from their voices. It was pandemonium behind us press people, trying to interview them.
First up, the superstar, Alex Morgan:

Did you catch any of that? Sorry.

Next up, the classy Pia Sundhage, who coached her final game for the U.S. team: (story here). Afterward, she sang Tina Turner’s “You’re simply the best” to her team:

Daniel was first introduced to soccer at age 6 while living in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He played youth soccer in West Germany until age 9, and then in Seattle, where he is originally from. He works as the day breaking news editor and also contributes on the Rapids beat.